ST. CLAIR SHORES — On Jan. 19, a St. Clair Shores resident celebrated her 100th birthday.  Marjorie Nank grew up in Grosse Pointe Farms. She grew up boating as her father was a fisherman on Lake St. Clair.  Nank found work for herself typing documents for a neighbor.

NOVI — Ruby Krieg, a resident at Rose Senior Living Providence Park in Novi, has seen a century of change. Having lived through both polio and COVID-19, her story is one of survival; “obnoxious,” stubborn determination; and the importance of true love. 

ST. CLAIR SHORES — During the holiday season, elementary students in the South Lake Schools district brought joy to the residents at ShorePointe-An Optalis Health and Rehabilitation Center through song. 

FARMINGTON HILLS — At the Dec. 8 meeting of the Farmington Hills City Council, residents were still reeling from the council’s decision to move forward with plans to build the new senior center on the campus of The Hawk.

NOVI — On Dec. 1, Veriel (Kay) Wilson was given a party that was truly decades in the making.

METRO DETROIT — As they retire, experience age-related health conditions and even lose loved ones, some older adults may find themselves experiencing loneliness — possibly for the first time.

ROYAL OAK — The image of Frances Mauro Masters, 103, of Chesterfield Township, will be immortalized as the symbol of the Greatest Generation’s homefront workers when a bronze statue made in her likeness as a Rosie the Riveter will be added Nov. 11 to the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial in Royal Oak.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores Resident Tanina Lafata will turn 101 on Oct.14. She said she’s had a wonderful life, though it wasn’t perfect.

METRO DETROIT — Traveling as a senior can be daunting, but with travel professionals and the right shoes, it can be smooth sailing all the way to your “bucket list” destination.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Sterco Refractory Steel Co.’s men’s senior softball team has taken the title in the Shelby-Warren Senior Softball League for 2025.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Officials in Farmington Hills are considering what to do next regarding a potential replacement for the recreational hub known as the Costick Center.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Leo Mahany/Harold Meininger Senior Center is now closed for the start of renovations and repairs.

NOVI — Rose Senior Living in Novi continued its longstanding tradition of remembering those who are living with Alzheimer’s disease during the summer solstice.

METRO DETROIT — While everyone hopes for the best of health, legal experts say that crafting a “living will” — and deciding who has the medical power of attorney to act on it — is a plan worth having.

NOVI — At an age where many start to slow down, Kim Taylor-Papp, 65, of Novi, will be competing in the Masters CrossFit Games by Legends Aug. 21-24 in Columbus, Ohio.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — This St. Clair Shores woman grew up in the Shores and tells younger generations to love one another.

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Jack Jones graduated from high school in 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve in World War II. His wife, Vera Rhodes, worked as a riveter for Briggs Corp.

STERLING HEIGHTS — In the basement of the First United Methodist Church in Troy, a group of about 20 seniors — some in their 90s — sang to a digital recording of works from the musical “9 to 5.”

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak is on the road to a greener footprint following the addition of a Ford Transit electric vehicle to the senior center’s fleet.

WARREN — “Slide to the left. Slide to the right. Crisscross. Crisscross.” Doing the “Cha-Cha Slide” got people out onto the dance floor during the 15th annual senior prom March 5 inside the Fitzgerald Public Schools Neigebaur Administration Building.